Nanhua Futures(SH:603093) Nan Hua Qi Huo·2025-08-20 08:23Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints - The BPI freight rate index turned up week-on-week, and the increase in the (large) handy-sized ship transport market widened, with the freight rate rising by over 3% week-on-week. However, the BDI composite freight rate index and the BCI freight rate index declined month-on-month, and the decline widened [1]. - The demand for industrial product shipments remained strong, supporting the demand for Capesize and Panamax ships. The demand for agricultural product shipments also increased, especially in the import shipments of corn, soybeans, and soybean meal [1]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Spot Index Review - BDI Freight Rate Index Analysis: On August 19, the BDI composite freight rate index and the BCI freight rate index continued to decline month-on-month, while the BPI, BSI, and BHSI freight rate indices maintained an upward trend. Specifically, the BDI composite freight rate index closed at 1,964 points, down 2.63% week-on-week; the BCI freight rate index closed at 3,023 points, down 7.3% week-on-week; the BPI freight rate index closed at 1,637 points, up 2.63% week-on-week; the BSI freight rate index closed at 1,369 points, up 3.01% week-on-week; and the BHSI freight rate index closed at 708 points, up 3.06% week-on-week [4]. - FDI Far East Dry Bulk Freight Rate Index: On August 19, except for the continued improvement in the large handy-sized ship rental transport market, the FDI composite index and most of the sub-ship type rental freight rates declined. Among them, the FDI Capesize ship rental index had the largest decline. Specifically, the FDI composite freight rate index closed at 1,290.71 points, down 1.39% month-on-month; the FDI rental index closed at 1,566.63 points, down 1.78% month-on-month; the Capesize ship rental index closed at 1,558.15 points, down 4.49% month-on-month; the Panamax ship rental index closed at 1,586.21 points, down 0.17% month-on-month; the large handy-sized ship rental index closed at 1,558.34 points, up 0.35% month-on-month; and the FDI freight rate index closed at 1,106.76 points, down 1.02% month-on-month [9]. 3.2 Dry Bulk Shipment Situation Tracking - Shipment Country Ship Usage Quantity: On August 20, among the major agricultural product shipment countries, Brazil used 40 ships, Russia used 10 ships, Argentina used 21 ships, and Australia used 2 ships. Among the major industrial product shipment countries, Australia used 56 ships, Guinea used 30 ships, Indonesia used 37 ships, Russia used 24 ships, South Africa used 17 ships, Brazil used 14 ships, and the United States used 17 ships [16]. - Shipment Volume and Ship Usage Analysis: In terms of agricultural product shipments, 23 ships were used for corn shipments, 17 ships for wheat shipments, 16 ships for soybean shipments, 11 ships for soybean meal shipments, and 11 ships for sugar shipments. In terms of industrial product shipments, 110 ships were used for coal shipments, 81 ships for iron ore shipments, and 16 ships for other dry goods shipments. By ship type, the most Ultramax ships were needed for agricultural product shipments, with 37 ships; followed by 19 Handymax ships; and finally 20 Handy ships. For industrial product shipments, the most Capesize ships were needed, reaching 88 ships; followed by 71 Panamax ships; and finally 58 Handymax ships [16]. 3.3 Main Port Ship Quantity Tracking - In August, the number of ships docked at ports in South Africa, Indonesia, and Brazil increased month-on-month. During the week, the number of ships in China and Indonesia continued to increase month-on-month, while the number of ships docked at Australian ports continued to decrease significantly month-on-month. From August 1 to August 19, "two ports decreased, and three ports increased." The number of dry bulk ships docked at Chinese ports decreased by 9 ships month-on-month; the number of ships docked at six Australian ports decreased by 13 ships month-on-month; the number of ships docked at six Indonesian ports increased by 1 ship month-on-month; the number of ships docked at five Brazilian ports increased by 5 ships month-on-month; and the number of ships docked at one South African port increased by 3 ships month-on-month [16][17]. 3.4 Relationship between Freight and Commodity Prices - Brazilian Soybeans: On August 19, Brazilian soybeans were priced at $38 per ton. On August 20, the near-term shipment price of Brazilian soybeans was 4,061.54 yuan per ton. - Iron Ore: On August 19, the latest freight rate quote for the BCI C10_14 route was $21,986 per day. On August 19, the latest CIF price of iron ore was $118.25 per thousand tons. - Steam Coal: On August 19, the latest freight rate quote for the BPI P3A_03 route was $13,887 per day. On August 19, the latest CIF price of steam coal was 557.32 yuan per ton. - Logs: On August 19, the Handy-sized ship freight rate index was quoted at 698.6 points. On August 15, the CFR price of 4-meter radiata pine was $116 per cubic meter [21].